"Your Highness, the Second Division Commander is on the line!"
Xue Rengui brought over a telegram, sent by Ma Chao.
Glancing at the content, Fang Er's spirit immediately lifted.
"To Luoyang!"
Ma Chao had stated in the telegram that they had encountered the great general Meng Tian in Luoyang!
At this moment, he was leading two hundred thousand troops and engaging in battle with the beastmen!
Leaving Zhu Zi behind, Fang Er and Xi Tong, along with Xue Rengui and others, piloted the gold-mining ship towards Luoyang.
With the speed of the gold-mining ship, they reached the skies above Luoyang in less than twenty minutes.
Qin troops, in formations of ten thousand, were spread around Luoyang, confronting groups of beastmen.
Although the beastmen were equipped with firearms, their ammunition was limited. Once depleted, they could only resort to close combat.
The Qin army, however, was different.
Fang Er clearly saw that within the Qin formations below, there were numerous chariots.
Mounted on these chariots were massive crossbows. Several soldiers worked together to draw the bowstrings, placing nearly two-meter-long crossbow bolts onto them. These bolts could be shot hundreds of meters away!
Furthermore, the force of the launched crossbow bolts was astonishing. While they couldn't directly penetrate the beastmen's armor, they could push them back.
Simultaneously, the impact force from the crossbow bolts could cause internal injuries to the beastmen inside their armor.
There were many beastmen!
With a mere glance, Fang Er could see no less than hundreds of them confronting the Qin army below.
Ma Chao, leading his regiment and over a hundred tanks, was providing precision artillery support to those beastmen from the perimeter.
Puffs of fiery explosions rose from below intermittently.
Fang Er's gaze swept through the military formations and he smoothly located the main tent of Meng Tian, flying the gold-mining ship directly towards it.
Ma Chao was with Meng Tian at this moment. Upon hearing of their arrival, Meng Tian had been waiting outside the tent.
Meng Tian was still quite young, clad in black and red armor, with two bronze swords at his waist.
His hairstyle was the same as the Terracotta Warriors, his skin dark, his face covered in a thick beard, exuding full of vigor and spirit.
According to the history of the main world, this year he had just been appointed Grand General and ordered to attack the state of Qi.
After Ma Chao's introduction, out of respect, Fang Er cupped his fists and bowed first.
"Fang'an Zhi, greetings, General Meng!"
With Ma Chao's tank support significantly alleviating the pressure on the Qin army, Meng Tian's attitude was also very friendly.
"You are too kind, Duke Fang. Please, come inside to talk!"
The interior of the tent was sparsely furnished, with only a few low tables and cushions placed beside them.
Fang Er disliked the practice of kneeling and directly sat down on one of the low tables.
"General Meng, could you please explain what is going on here?"
With Xi Tong handling the battle outside, there was no need for him to worry about it.
She could access items in the system's warehouse at any time, and could even use points to exchange for things.
There was nothing that a round of B-2 bombing couldn't solve.
If there was, then two rounds would suffice.
What he was most concerned about now was the origin of these beastmen!
And what their purpose was!
Why was there no record of this in the main world.
Even if there were deviations in parallel worlds, they were most likely due to human intervention.
Meng Tian smiled wryly and shook his head, recounting something that shocked even Fang Er.
"I won't hide it from you, Duke Fang!"
"Those beast slaves were originally slaves obtained by His Majesty from immortal beings!"
"They were used for the construction of the Great Wall and the Imperial Mausoleum. However, over a month ago, these beast slaves suddenly rioted overnight."
He had barely finished speaking when Fang Er interrupted him.
"You mentioned immortal beings?"
Meng Tian nodded. "Yes, those immortal beings claimed to be from Wan Qu!"
Wan Qu?
Hearing these two words, a line of text instantly flashed in Fang Er's mind.
The First Emperor was fond of matters of immortality, and there were people from Wan Qu who arrived on a spiral boat.
This passage originated from the Eastern Jin dynasty's "Shi Yi Ji"!
Back when Fang Er had looted Area 51, Huang Ta Gu had also mentioned that aliens had visited history more than once.
For example, Qin Shi Huang, Su Shi, and Shen Kuo had all witnessed them!
Fang Er had initially intended to ask Shen Kuo about aliens, but he had forgotten about it due to his busy schedule.
He had never expected these beastmen to originate from Wan Qu!
"Why did they send beast slaves to help the First Emperor?"
Fang Er found it difficult to comprehend. Judging from that massive spacecraft, there was no need for the people of Wan Qu to make a deal with Qin Shi Huang, right?
After all, when one's power reached a certain level, they could completely do as they pleased.
Meng Tian smiled wryly and shook his head again. "This general does not know. His Majesty's actions are always unfathomable."
"As a subject, how can I speak rashly?"
Fang Er:...........
Alright, this was a dutiful Meng Tian!
It seemed he would have to wait until he met Qin Shi Huang to ask about this matter.
The sound of artillery fire continued outside, and the roars of Qin soldiers rose and fell as they cheered for the beastmen being slain.
"Bang!"
It sounded as if something heavy had landed outside the tent.
Following that, Xi Tong's voice could be heard.
"You brat, I've captured one alive!"
Fang Er was overjoyed and immediately got up and rushed out.
Meng Tian and Ma Chao also followed upon hearing this.
Outside the tent, a beastman wielding a large axe was struggling on the ground.
Xi Tong had one hand pressed on its head, and arcs of electricity coursed through the beastman's armor, flashing with a blue light.
"This..."
Seeing this, Meng Tian was dumbfounded.
He quickly reacted, kneeling on one knee and cupping his fists towards Xi Tong.
"I, pay respects to the immortal maiden!"
"Greetings, immortal maiden!"
The Qin soldiers standing around the main tent also quickly prostrated themselves.
Fang Er's mouth twitched involuntarily.
Damn!
This woman's panties today were a bit too big!
She was so pretentious!
Xi Tong arrogantly raised her chin and cast a provocative glance at Fang Er.
"Rise!"
Meng Tian stood up, looking at Xi Tong with utter reverence, as did the soldiers beside him.
Fang Er shook his head speechlessly, releasing his divine sense, and attempted to communicate with the beastman.
"Big fella, can we chat?"
The beastman's movements paused for a moment, but then it let out a roar.
To Ma Chao and Meng Tian, it was merely a beast's roar, but Fang Er perceived the meaning behind it from the beastman's brainwaves.
"Beastmen will never be slaves!"
Xi Tong also understood, and she contemptuously pouted her lips.
"Damn it, this beast must have played too much of those 'Magic Beast' games!"
As the words fell, a giant hammer appeared in her hand. She swung it high and brought it down heavily.
"Bang!"
The beastman's armor let out a dull thud, and its body trembled.
Yet, it remained defiant, its lizard-like eyes staring fixedly at Xi Tong.
"Beastmen will never be slaves!"
"The great beastmen will surely destroy the world!"